Biology:Elachista watti
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Short description: Species of moth
| Elachista watti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Elachista |
| Species: | E. watti
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachista watti Philpott, 1924
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Elachista watti is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Philpott in 1924.[1] It is found in New Zealand.[2]
The wingspan is 7-8.5 mm. The forewings are metallic white with a linear spot of fuscous below the fold at three-fifths and a median fuscous streak from three-fourths to near the apex. The hindwings are greyish-fuscous.[3]:213
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Elachista watti". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=121820.
- ↑ Markku Savela, ed (9 May 2023). "Elachista". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/elachistidae/elachistinae/elachista/.
- ↑ Philpott, Alfred (6 June 1924). "Notes and Descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera.". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 55: 207–214. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/TPRSNZ1924-55.2.10.1.14.
This article incorporates text by Alfred Philpott available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Wikidata ☰ Q13603948 entry
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